EP2108224A2 - Redondance de routeur virtuel multivoie - Google Patents

Redondance de routeur virtuel multivoie

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EP2108224A2
EP2108224A2 EP08737746A EP08737746A EP2108224A2 EP 2108224 A2 EP2108224 A2 EP 2108224A2 EP 08737746 A EP08737746 A EP 08737746A EP 08737746 A EP08737746 A EP 08737746A EP 2108224 A2 EP2108224 A2 EP 2108224A2
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Joseph M. Regan
Ron E. Haberman
Wenao Hu
Paul Kwok
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/06—Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications
    • H04L41/0604—Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications using filtering, e.g. reduction of information by using priority, element types, position or time
    • H04L41/0613—Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications using filtering, e.g. reduction of information by using priority, element types, position or time based on the type or category of the network elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/28—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks using route fault recovery
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/02—Topology update or discovery
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/58—Association of routers
    • H04L45/586—Association of routers of virtual routers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/02—Topology update or discovery
    • H04L45/021—Ensuring consistency of routing table updates, e.g. by using epoch numbers

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  • VRRP virtual routing redundancy protocol
  • IP Internet protocol
  • a virtual router provided using VRRP can be used, for example, to provide a redundant gateway.
  • one router in a VRRP group serves as "master” and the others in "standby” with respect to an IP address associated with the group. If the router serving as master fails, VRRP provides a mechanism (based on VRRP priority) to determine which standby router will assume the role of master.
  • the master sends regularly to a multicast IP address associated with the VRRP group VRRP advertisements that tell the standby routers that the master is still active, adjust VRRP priorities among the standby routers, etc. Such advertisements consume network bandwidth and overhead at the master and standby routers. Therefore, there is a need for a way to minimize VRRP-associated resource consumption, particularly in contexts in which redundancy is provided with respect to multiple subscriber host and/or service contexts.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a system for providing router redundancy for multiple subscriber subnets.
  • Figure 2 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a process for providing redundancy for multiple paths or connections.
  • Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a process for failing over from standby to master.
  • Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a process for changing from a standby to a master VRRP state.
  • Figure 5 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a system for providing redundancy with respect to multiple IP subnets.
  • Figure 6 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a process for shunting traffic via a redundant IP interface.
  • the invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a process, an apparatus, a system, a composition of matter, a computer readable medium such as a computer readable storage medium or a computer network wherein program instructions are sent over optical or communication links.
  • these implementations, or any other form that the invention may take, may be referred to as techniques.
  • a component such as a processor or a memory described as being configured to perform a task includes both a general component that is temporarily configured to perform the task at a given time or a specific component that is manufactured to perform the task.
  • the order of the steps of disclosed processes may be altered within the scope of the invention.
  • Providing routing redundancy for multiple paths (e.g., multiple subscriber and/or service contexts, such as multiple service access points) using a single VRRP instance is disclosed. Instead of each path (connection) sending its own VRRP messaging, a single service or other context sends VRRP messages on behalf of itself and other service (or other contexts) with which it has been grouped. If the master router fails and/or a controlled switchover to a standby router is required, a single VRRP instance at the current master and/or the standby that is to take over (e.g., per normal VRRP succession) manage(s) the failover/switchover for all service (or other) contexts in the group.
  • a respective single IP routing redundancy protocol (e.g., VRRP) instance is associated with a group IP interface that has associated with it a plurality of subscriber subnets.
  • the single IP routing redundancy protocol instance is used to provide gateway redundancy for the subscriber subnets comprising the group.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a system for providing router redundancy for multiple subscriber subnets.
  • a set of one or more subscriber hosts represented in Figure 1 by subscriber host 102 have access to network services via a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) 104 that is connected to a core provider network (not shown) by multiple provider edge routers 106 and 126.
  • DSLAM digital subscriber line access multiplexer
  • one or the other of routers 106 and 126 is configured to be in a "master" state and the other in a "standby" state with respect to traffic associated with subscriber hosts associated with the DSLAM 104.
  • the virtual routing redundancy protocol is used to determine which of the two will serve as master at any given time.
  • each of a plurality of subscriber hosts associated with DSLAM 104 is associated at router 106 with a corresponding service context, referred to in this example as a "service access point" or SAP, each of which is associated with an unnumbered group interface 108.
  • a master SAP 114 included in the plurality of service access points 112 serves as the master for the group for purposes of the VRRP and controls and performs VRRP functionality through an associated VRRP instance 116 associated with group interface 108.
  • Traffic associated with the service access points 112 included in the group upon arrival at router 106 via the connection (e.g., physical port) associated with DSLAM 104 is associated at router 106 with the group interface 108 and is routed using a routing context 110 via a connection 118 to the core provider network (not shown).
  • the second (e.g., standby) router 126 likewise includes a group interface 128, routing context 130, service access points 132, master SAP 134, shared VRRP instance 136, and connection 138 to the core provider network.
  • all of the service contexts (SAPs) in the group are in the same VRRP mode, e.g., either "master” or “standby” mode, and all change over together, for example from standby to master, in the event of failover or other switchover.
  • SAPs service contexts
  • group IP interfaces such as group interfaces 108 and 128 in Figure 1 are created as unnumbered interfaces and do not have local subnets of their own. Due to the unnumbered nature of the group interfaces providing gateway routing to the subscriber hosts, the large number of potential subscriber subnet gateway addresses, the need for master routing with the gateway MAC address, and the VLAN per subscriber potential forwarding model, VRRP cannot be used to provide gateway redundancy between edge routers in a dual homing situation, such as shown in Figure 1. Therefore, to provide such redundancy, as described above, a single VRRP instance (e.g., 116 and 136) is provided and configured to provide gateway redundancy for all the subscriber hosts associated with the group interface.
  • a single VRRP instance e.g., 116 and 1366
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a process for providing redundancy for multiple paths or connections.
  • connections e.g., subscriber hosts and/or subnets
  • the group interface is configured and a single VRRP instance provided and configured to provide gateway redundancy for the subscriber hosts associated with the group interface (204).
  • a formerly standby router that has become active/master upon failover, simply begins sending normal traffic using the shared MAC, so DSLAM FIBs, such as FIB 140 in the example shown in Figure 1, get updated in the normal course, without special signaling.
  • a "becoming master" VRRP state is defined and configured to manage a controlled transition from a standby VRRP state to a master VRRP state.
  • the former standby that has become active/master begins sending normal traffic using the shared MAC, so DSLAM FIBs get updated in the normal course, without special signaling.
  • the new master also sends a gratuitous ARP, using the shared MAC, to populate FIBs on attached bridging devices.
  • a "becoming master" state and associated out-of-band signaling are defined to facilitate failover.
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a process for failing over from standby to master.
  • An indication is received, while in a standby state, that a master router has failed (302).
  • An example of such an indication is a determination that a prescribed interval has passed without receiving a VRRP advertisement from a single VRRP instance configured at the master to provide gateway redundancy with respect to multiple subnets.
  • a local VRRP instance at the (formerly) standby router is placed in an active state (304). Rather than send VRRP messages to signal its new "master" state, as prescribed by the VRRP, the new "master” simply begins using a MAC address associated with the group to send traffic associated with the group (306).
  • a gratuitous ARP i.e., one that is not a response to an ARP request
  • FIG 4 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a process for changing from a standby to a master VRRP state.
  • an indication is received to become the "master” router with respect to a group interface (402).
  • a "becoming master” state is entered (404).
  • the VRRP protocol defines a "standby” state and a “master” state, and in some embodiments the VRRP is modified to recognize a "becoming master” state that is a transitional state between the "standby" and "master” states.
  • the becoming master state enables a standby router that has received an indication via out-of-band communication, as described herein, that it is to become master to initiate the procedures of becoming master with respect to all appropriate interfaces prior to actually entering the master state as defined in regular VRRP.
  • a gratuitous ARP response is sent using a MAC address associated with the group (406).
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a system for providing redundancy with respect to multiple IP subnets.
  • a group of one or more subscriber hosts represented in Figure 5 by host 502, access network services via a DSLAM 504, provider edge routers 506 (with associated service context 508 and connection 510 to core network 512) and 516 (with associated service context 518 and connection 520 to core network 512).
  • a router in the "standby" state shunts to the master, e.g., via an MPLS tunnel or other redundant IP interface, such as interface 522 in the example shown in Figure 5, inbound traffic associated with a subscriber host for which it is in standby, for example to facilitate enforcement of service level agreement and/or other policies and/or commitments with respect to traffic associated with a particular subscriber and/or service context.
  • router 506 and router 516 each would advertise via its corresponding connection to core network 512 the ability to reach IP addresses associated with subnets accessible via DSLAM 504.
  • each of routers 506 and 516 would advertise its ability to reach the subnet 1.1.1.0/24.
  • service level and/or other policy enforce, accounting and/or billing, logging and/or auditing, etc. may be desirable for service level and/or other policy enforce, accounting and/or billing, logging and/or auditing, etc. to have all traffic associated with a subscriber host pass through a specific one of the routers 106 and 116, e.g., whichever of them is in the "master" state.
  • a service or other context such as service contexts 508 and 518 in the example shown in Figure 5, is configured to shunt traffic to the master via a redundant IP interface such as the IP interface 522 while in the standby state with respect to the subscriber host/subnet with which the service context is associated.
  • the service contexts 508 and 518 of Figure 5 are included in a group of service contexts associated with an unnumbered or other group interface, as in the example shown in Figure 1, and all the service contexts in a group, while in standby, shunt associated traffic to the corresponding service context on the master router.
  • Figure 6 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a process for shunting traffic via a redundant IP interface.
  • the process of Figure 6 is implemented by a service context, such as service contexts 508 and 518, while in a standby state.
  • a service context such as service contexts 508 and 518
  • upon receiving a packet (602) it is determined whether the packet is associated with a group interface (604). If so, it is determined whether a local VRRP instance associated with the group is in a "master" state (606). If the local VRRP instance is in the master state (606) or the packet is not associated with a group interface (604), the packet is forwarded via a local port associated with the destination (608).
  • the packet is shunted via a redundant IP interface (e.g., an MPLS tunnel) to the router that is currently in the master state with respect to the group with which the group interface is associated (610).
  • a redundant IP interface e.g., an MPLS tunnel

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